dusk
dusk definition
dusk (dusk)
adjective
Old Poet. dark in color; dusky; shadowy
Etymology: ME, by metathesis < OE dox, dark-colored: for IE base see dun
noun
- the time of evening when it is beginning to get dark; dim part of twilight
- gloom; dusky quality
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to make or become dusky or shadowy
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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